Investment Q&A

Q: If I have CDRs for US companies, do I still pay US withholding tax?

Q: My stock allocation for Canada and US combined is close to 90 per cent.
I’m very pleased with my portfolio growth and I have your team to thank for the advice and suggestions. In my portfolio analysis, your suggestion is for me to have 30 per cent allocated to international stocks. Since the vast majority of your advice and reports pertain to Canadian and to a lesser extent American stocks, how do I gain the expertise and suggestions having to do with international investing? Is it really a concern or can I accomplish steady growth without the full 30 percent international diversification? Thanks

Q: It’s time for me to rebalance my stock portfolio. What I usually do is figure the percentage that’s in each sector and I include the preferred shares in the sectors. Does it make sense to do this? Maybe preferreds should be part of the fixed income. Your thoughts on this is appreciated.

Q: Is this a generational opportunity to get into CSU? How compelling of a buy is this on a scale of 1 ten 10 (being the highest) Your thoughts please on perceived threat of AI to SAAS companies?

Q: Which company do you think has better long term growth potential?
Thanks

Q: At current prices, how would you rank these companies for buying?

Q: Hello 5i team,
I wanted to add to my EIF stock since it is doing relatively well. I have held this for a long time in my TFSA for income. The last dividend raise was in Nov 2023. Do you think they will raise their dividend in the coming November?

What is the payout ratio today for EIF?

Andrew

Q: Hello Team,

Would you sell full position in XYZ to buy HOOD? Would you buy now or wait for a pull back in HOOD? Say around $105? I am looking for real/stable growth over long periods of time.

Thank you for sharing your insight into these two companies.

Best,
Saeed :)

Q: Considering factors as dividend tax credit , yield,etc.. is it suggested to hold BEP.UN instead of BEPC in a registered account ?

Q: Csu is down almost 20% from its record high.
When was Csu last in bear market territory and at that time how long did it take for it to hit a record high?
Insiders must be getting nervous.
I have held Csu for over 10 years in my tfsa.

Q: We have held ABBV for the past five years in our two RRIF accounts. It is now a 4.1% position with a 120% gain. Is it time to take profits and move on, given that the dividend is now at a yield just around 3%. Are there better health care dividend growth positions? ETF's or single stocks. It is a solid company. Is it best to just keep holding.

Q: I have held BAM in a taxable account since the spin off.: position size of 1.65% and a gain of 109%. I also hold BN in both taxable and registered accounts: 2.97% position size and 60% gain. My aim going forward is to maximise growth. Is it a good idea to keep holding both or should I consolidate all into BN going forward? There are enough capital losses accrued to offset the capital gain on BAM if that is sold.

Q: Could you tell me aside from the fact that the Canadian market is/has been dominated by resource companies, why the volume of CNQ and SU for example is characteristically the highest on the TSX? While I have a fair bit of CNQ, I wonder what the high steady volume should be saying to investors now? Is it about good dividends, future price increases of crude, anticipation of the federal government major projects ...? Would you be loading up today on oil companies?
Many thanks.

Q: What do you think of these etfs and what is the difference between them? Do you like one better than the other?

Q: Hi 5i, may I have your thoughts on Honeywell vs RTX? Looking for a US industrial and if you could list your top 5, looking for a large cap. Thx.

Q: A couple of days ago I think VW released a video showing the performance of a Ducati motorcycle using a QS battery. The stock responded with a 20% increase on high volume. The stock gave up 10% the next day, but that’s OK. EV Motorbikes exist but they seem to be fairly small and slow. My question…do you think the Ducati is a powerful racing type of bike so it is reasonable to infer that QS’s battery is more powerful than the current battery technology?
Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
Regards,
Jim

Q: Oracle's outlook seems to have reverberated through adjacent companies with VRT, MOD, etc., etc., all popping. Ellison has made some pretty remarkable statements about expected growth over the next 4 years, and he does not appear, to me anyway, to be overselling.

My question is about three areas to look at:
1) Other cloud service providers.
2) The nuts and bolts builders of the data centers.
3) Companies in the electrical storage areas that might service the above.

However I have one main caveat, I am only interested in companies that have not had a 1,000% gain in the last 5 years. I know that might seem like a ridiculous criterion, but I keep imagining MOD or STRL investors running for the hills on a serious market pullback.

Thank-you again.

Q: Looking for a few suggestions for a new position in the Utility space (Cdn) that you think is at at a favourable valuation based on a mix of reasonable growth potential and history of dividend increases together with healthy balance sheet? Please omit Fortis, Hydro, Enbridge and Brookfield companies even if they would be your first picks. Thanks so much.

Q: There is growth here but the market did not like quarter report. What do you see here?

Q: Peter; Can the Blue Jays winning streak, assuming they continue and make the playoffs, move the needle on Roger’s earnings ? Thanks.
Rod